Eve Bunting

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Mr. and Mrs. Moose try to invite a reluctant turkey to their Thanksgiving feast.

A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.

A young girl named Callie learns that her family will be moving from their house to a smaller apartment, and must have a yard sale to downsize their possessions. Callie is sad to see strangers bargaining for precious family mementos, but she eventually realizes that home is about family rather than things.

A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.

In the late 1800s, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family.

A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.

On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.

While still grieving for her mother and unable to accept her stepmother, a girl clings to the memories represented by forty-three buttons on a string.

A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.